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The Story of Seven Demotions
by Bill Hybels
Text: Philippians 2:5–11
Topic: How to live for and like Christ
Big Idea: A life committed to Christ is a life committed to downward mobility.
Keywords: Christlikeness; Humility; Imitation of Christ; Self-Denial; Servanthood
Introduction:
- Messages about humility are not fun or easy to hear.
- Big Idea: A fully devoted follower of Christ manifests that devotion by being committed to downward mobility.
- The secret to being great in the eyes of God is to mimic the mindset and follow the example of Jesus Christ.
Demotion 1: Christ did not hold on to his equality with God.
- When Jesus descended the ladder into greatness in God’s eyes, he started at the very top.
- Even the most mature Christians struggle with letting go of what we hold dear.
Demotion 2: He made himself nothing.
Christ, while fully divine, laid aside a portion of his glory and privilege in order to become a man.
Demotions 3, 4, and 5: He became man.
- Christ took on the appearance of a man.
- Christ took on the likeness of a man.
- Christ became a bondservant to humankind.
- Illustration: Hybels debunks the illustration of a human becoming an ant, drawing attention to the fact that the Creator became a creature.
Demotion 6: He became obedient to death.
- The eternal life-giver gave up his life.
Demotion 7: He accepted death on a cross.
- Christ allowed himself to be tortured and utterly debased.
Christ’s self-demotion is rewarded with ultimate promotion.
- Because Christ chose to humble himself, God has eternally exalted him.
Conclusion
- We must follow in Christ’s footsteps and have his dedication to downscaling for the glory of God.
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